Nisei Memorial VFW Post 8985 was founded in 1947 by Japanese-American World War II veterans of the 442nd RCT and the Military Intelligence Service in Sacramento, California.

The post's clubhouse, originally built as a restaurant, was purchased with assistance from the local JACL in 1955, and is now the last remaining property associated with what was once Sacramento's historic Japantown.

Many VFW and American Legion posts refused to accept Nisei veterans, some even going to the extreme of removing members who previously served in World War I.

[10][11] Post 8985 initially met at the Sacramento Buddhist Church, then at 4th and O streets, while attempting to raise money to build their own meeting hall.

Their membership has also diversified into serving the greater Asian Pacific community and continues to sponsor a boy scout troop and other non-profit organizations.